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The Bully at Work: What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity on the Job

How to Survive and Get Ahead When Your Boss is A Tyrant, Control Freak, or Just Plain Nuts!

Managing Upward: Strategies for Succeeding With Your Boss

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10 Things Employees Dislike Most about Their Employers
Posted: 3/5/2007 6:03:02 PM

Our careers have a major impact in defining our lives. The average full-time employee spends close to 48 hours a week on the job, and it’s not always because they’re in love with what they do. There are a number of things employees dislike about their employers. Here are 10 of the most common.

10 Employee Behaviors Bosses Hate Most
Posted: 3/5/2007 5:51:20 PM

Every boss wishes for an office filled with happy, motivated and downright fantastic employees. … Dream on. The fact is there’s usually one bad apple in the bunch, and maybe many more. Bad behavior isn’t just the domain of the stereotypical boss; it’s a place many employees venture as well.

Five Questions to Always Ask on an Interview
Posted: 5/1/2006 8:13:03 AM

An interview is a two-way street. And to find your perfect job, you need to interview the company, as well as the company interviewing you. Here are five questions that will give you a good idea if you want to stick around for more.

How To Resign
Posted: 5/1/2006 8:09:39 AM

With every resignation that takes place throughout the world, there's a percentage of employees who unknowingly, set themselves up for a fall. Only too late do they realize the damage they've done to themselves and their career.

How Expensive Is Poor Leadership
Posted: 9/1/2005 10:53:48 AM

"Retaining talented employees should be a major focus for companies these days. I have heard over the years, that “anyone is replaceable.” When I was a young engineer fresh out college, I believed it myself."

Ten Questions to Ask When Interviewing the Company
Posted: 2/14/2005 12:24:03 PM

To see material on this topic which is part of the upcoming second editon of Chapter Nine of 40+: Overtime Under Poor Leadership by Chris Ortiz, click on the link above.

First edition available at: barnesandnoble.com

Ten Signs of an Incompetent Leader
Posted: 10/19/2004 8:40:38 AM

By Chris Ortiz, Author of 40+: Overtime Under Poor Leadership

Click on the link above for the Article that the following ten signs have been excerpted from:

1. Delegates work rather than balancing work loads. This allows all attention to be diverted from them in case of failure.

2. Reduces answers to Yes or No rather than explaining their reasoning.

3. Cannot separate personal life from professional life. Their personal problems come to work with them.

4. Is a crisis manager not a planner.

5. Humiliates subordinates within a group.

6. Creates an environment where mistakes are unacceptable.

7. Will not stand behind subordinates when they fail.

8. Encourages hard workers, not smart workers.

9. Judges people on hours not performance.

10.Will act differently in front of their leaders.

Book Available at: Authorhouse.com

5 Steps to Getting the Raise the You Deserve - A Guide for Women
Posted: 8/27/2004 9:28:19 PM

Women often feel their work should stand for itself and therefore tend to wait for someone else to tell them when (and if) they deserve increased rewards or recognition, such as a raise. Rewards and recognition are a crucial part of your job and play a significant role in your confidence and sense of control over your career. Unfortunately, you relinquish a lot of control by waiting for others to bestow favorable things upon you. As with many things in life, you will not know what is possible unless you ask. Of course, asking for a raise is a very anxiety producing and scary proposition for most. However, with the proper preparation and perspective, you just may be surprised at how successful you are. Berkman Fives has developed an effective and actionable approach to this process. This approach not only takes holistic perspective on the process, but also helps prepares you for effective negotiation.

Article courtesy of Berkman Fives.

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